Dr. Kathleen Neuzil is the Myron M. Levine Professor in Vaccinology, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and the Director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is an internationally recognized research scientist and advocate in the field of vaccinology.
Throughout her career, Dr. Neuzil has conducted clinical and epidemiologic studies on vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Neuzil’s work has spanned dozens of countries with multiple vaccines, including influenza, rotavirus, human papillomavirus, Japanese encephalitis, typhoid conjugate vaccines, and most recently, COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Neuzil is co-PI of the NIH-funded Leadership Group for the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit network and is part of the strategic team evaluating COVID vaccines and therapeutics in the US. She has more than 300 scientific publications and book chapters on vaccines and infectious diseases. Dr. Neuzil's research capabilities are complemented by 20 years of involvement in domestic and international vaccine policy, including past membership on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
She is a member of the World Health Organization Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
